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changed his religion for office, took a
mean and active part in the worst
intrigues against Queen Marie Stuart,
was present when Rizzio was assassi-
mated, and finally turned against the
queen and furnished part of the evidence
which led to her conviction and execution.
The Irish patriots naturally suspect man of
such a race, but the British Conservatives ex-
tol him as man of honorable principles and
high requirement.
He is a nephew of Salisbury, present prime
minister, and acted for some time as private
secretary of that gentleman in the foreign Of
flee. He was also president of the local gov
ernment board in 1885; was appointed secre-
tary for Scotland in July, 1886, and becamea a
regular member of the British cabinet in No
vember last. He is SO years old; graduate
of Eton and Trinity colleges, of Cambridge,
where he won distinction as a scholar.
In politics he is an extreme Tory
now politely called Conservative-and an
ardent advocate of strong government meas
ures He was evidently chosen as well fitted
to conduct the execution of the strong CO
ercive measures the present party in power
has devised for Ireland 1t is remarked as
distinction that in the darkest hour for the
Conservatives he never faltered in his
vehement opposition to all the liberal
measures of Gladstone for the pacification
of Ireland He first entered parliament
in 1874 as member for Hertford; but
since 1885 has represented the Eastern divis-
ion of Manchester The war he and his fel-
lows made upon Gladstone's policy was at
last successful; the Tories are now in power,
Ireland is to be rigidly coerced, and the un-
yislding if not unmerciful Balfour is appro-
priately selected to manage tie work. The
coming summer may witness painful and
cruel scenes in the Green Isle.
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Owed to Spring.

Now April with sweet showers of freshening rain
Has reused last summers vigorous breath once
more.
'Ts in the air the house, the street, the lane
Puffs through the walls and oozes through the
floor.
The raucus throated frog ayont the sty
Sends forth, as erst, his amorous vernal croak;
Each hungry moody casts her swivel eye
For pots and pals in which her nose to poke.
With gurgling glee the gutter gushes by,
Fraught all with filth unknown and nameless
dirt
dead green goose, an Ger ripe rat spy;
Head of a cat, tail of flannel shirt.
The querulous cry Of every gabbling goose
From thousand scented mudholes echoes o'er;
The dogs and yawling cats have gotten loose
And mock the hideous howls of hell once more.
BY yon scrub oak. where roots the sallow SOW,
Is where John 1Iurphys wife outpours her slop;
Right there you'll find there's almost stencil enow
To cause the world its nostrils TO estop.
And yonder dauntless goat that bank adown,
That wreathes his old fantastic horns SO high,
Gnaws sadly on the hustle of Miss Brown,
Which she discarded in the months gone by.
So in Goose island cometh April around;
Full eagerly we watch the months approach
The season Of sweet sight and pleasant sound,
The sea.on Of the bedbug and the roach.
Chicago News
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IL
year or so of work in the Baltimore confer
ence he taught the grammar school in Dickin-
son college, but he impaired his health so
that he was placed among the superannuated
ministers. In 1S4S, however, he began work
again as professor in Dickinson seminary in
Williamsport, Pa, over which he presided
for ten years to the great benefit of the insti-
tuition In 1858 he was elected president Of
the Indiana AsDury university, and he did
excellent work there until 1872, when he was
elected bishop. He was chaplain of the United
States senate in 1864 and 1866, and i'll the sum
mer of 1864 he attended the British Wesleyan
conference as delegate for this country. He
was also a member of the general conferences
of 1868 and 1872. His duties as bishop have
taken him to every part of the United States,
and he has travelled extensively abroad. Two
colleges have given him the degree of d. d.
He has resided in ST. Louis since 1872, but he
Travelled eastward this spring to preside
over the Baltimore conference. No man
has more friends. The wonderful charm
of his conversation, the beautiful SIM
plicity of his character, and the slight,
venerable figure, crowned with a drift of
snowy hair, all draw attention and excite
interest and respect. Bishop Bowman tells
all young ministers not to write or read SER
mons, but to learn tc preach extemporane-
ously. He makes an excellent presiding Off
Ger, and all newspaper men who know him
consider him personal friend. The bishop
never went to the theatre but once, and that
was in Boston to see Forrest. He said he
prayed to be forgiven for that.
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portrait in existence. This famous painting
was presented to the Buffalo Historical So
ciety by Isaac Sherman.
The tomahawk he holds in his right hand
was presented to him by Gen. George Wash
ington for distinguished services in the revo-
lutionary war. 1t was purchased by the
Historical society for $500, and is the most
valuable article in the mammoth collection
of Indian relics. The blade on one side is en-
graved: "Red Jacket. Sa-go- -yewat-ha, died
Jan. 90, 1881" On the reverse side is traced:
"Big Kettle, Gan-ot-y 20 -wan-ah, died Aug. 20,
1889" The handle is of snake wood, with
silver mosaics Red jacket was very proud
Of the present, and used it exclusively as
pipe. The record on the tomahawk is mis-
take, for Red Jacket died on Jan. 20, 1880
The monument to be erected over his grave
at Forest Lawn will be grand affair. The
epitaph reads: "The resolute champion of a
wronged and helpless people-the inspired
orator-the 'Rienzi of the Iroquois." Besides
there are to be several quotations from lis
speeches: "When | am gone, and my warn
ings are no longer heard, the craft and avarice
of the white man will prevail. My heart fails
me when think Of my people, SO soon to be
scattered and forgotten" Another reads:
"Who, then, lives to mourn us! None! What
marks our determination? Nothingw
The first stone erected over the grave of
Red Jacket was the testimonial of the noted
French comedian, Henry Placide, who was
afterward passenger on the doomed steamer
President on her last voyage. The inscription
reads: "The friend and protector Of his people.
Died JAN 20 1882, aged 7S years. Erected by
-" The date by Placide is another con-
fusing error.
Maj F. II. Furness, of Waterloo, n. Y,
has erected at Canoga, Seneca county, stone
to mark the place Of Red Jackets 'rtE. 1t
consists of a red granite bouller, from which
projects white marble arrow head.
The present sachem of the Senecas is Gen.
Eli s. Parker of 100 Mulberry street, New
York He was Gen. Grants military secre-
tary during the war, and drew the terms OF
the capitulation between Grant and Lee at
Richmond. Yet he is full blooded Seneca
He wears on his bronzed breast every day of
his life the silver medal presented to Red
Jacket by George Washington. 1t is now
dressed in black and white wampum, by
which he daily reads the illustrous history of
his people. The medal is seven inches long
by five inches broad. The desi gn is here
truthfully presented
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1887-04-28
RHYME OF THE GERMAN BARBER.

1t vos Duesday last saw a girl
In sober plack so neat,
She kept her eyes der bavements down
Nit a gaze vich vas shy und sweet;
Und she didn't lift Won inch uf her skirt
Ven she crossed der muddy street;
But friend savst she vas ballet girl
Vich dances her clothes mitoud.
Well, der longer vot We lif der more
We find, py gracious, oud.
sat me at a dinner peside
A chatty chap 50 free,
Und der yarns he spun init der vine arount
Would sdartle prass monkey.
It wouldn't do to print dem oud
In pooll which ComstOck could see
He gave me his card und-vot you dink?
A preacher h. vas, mitout doubt.
Veil, der longer vot We lif der more
We find py gracious, oud
7 saw growt uf loafer chaps
Make fun nit dude Won day.
"Oh, where did you get dem tOothpick shoesT'
Does your mudder know you're avay?"
Dey jibed dot zickly, pale faced swell,
Till each Won had his say
IND den dot dude let fly his fists,
Und put der whole gang to rout.
Der longer vot We lif der more
We find, py gracious, oud.
fell in luf NIT a sweet young piece,
Nit a shape like marple fawn;
But she married a sergeant of bolice,
Und left me all forlorn.
Dot sergeant veeps on my shoulder now,
Und wishes he neffer vos porn.
Der gal vas composed uf pins and pads,
Nit even her bones in doubt.
Der longer vOt We lif der more
We find, py gracious, oud.
New York Sun.
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Helena, Montana, Thursday, April 28, 1887

return the Americans by degrees extermi-
mated their helpers. All this Red Jacket
knew well, and he threw his life between his
people and their destiny.
He knew the terms of every treaty and
upon occasions where there was dispute he
tapped his noble forehead as he told the gov
ernment agents what they would find when
they read from their parchments. They
always found it as he said.
There uIed with the late Ex-Governor
Horatio Seymour fund Of knowledge of the
extent Of the Iroquois domain that will hardly
again come to light. In letter Of the date
of Aug 9, 1884, he said: The southern line
runs through the center Of the colony of North
Carolina. westward to the Mississippi river,
thence along that river and the course of the
Illinois to the southern end of Lake Michigan,
thence through the center Ct the lake to a
point in Canada north Of the great lakes,
thence eastward to the Atlantic The Buffalo
Historical society has the promise of the maps
obtained from the British government upon
which the claim is based.
A few characteristic anecdotes of Red
Jacket The great chief was fond of fine
tomahawk. One day he brought a Buffalo
blacksmith wood model and requested a
hatchet made exactly like it. Exactly, did
you say!" asked the blacksmith. Exactly"
replied Red Jacket, sand will call for it in
a week" When he came he looked at the
finished work for a moment, glanced at the
blackmith, and then with turn of his pow
erful arm buried the piece of steel in the
ceiling and walked out of the shop without
saying word. The model had no eye in it
for handle
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AN INTERCEPTED VALENTINE.
With Acknowledgements to DR.. Talmag

With Acknowledgements to DIR. Talmage.
Dear cousin Canada, you know we like you,
June and December brighten with your charms.
Not for the world we'd lift hand to strike you,
There is no war in our presented arms.
See how we founder through your snow shoe par
ties,
All breathless down toboggan chutes we slide,
Meath the soft furs we know how warm your
heart is,
For it is always summer by your side.
And if we love you, sweet, and our fond wishes
Fly swift to you like birds Of summer hue,
How can you chide us if we love your fishes?
Are not your fishes, cousin, part of you?
How can you set for us three mile limit?
You cannot hope to make us stay away,
When summer comes, Leander like, well swim it
From Antcosti to the Saguenay.
Who talks of bait? By all that's trim and tidy,
You are the sweetest bait our eyes have found,
Come live with us, dear coz, and every Friday
You shall have fish until your head swims
round.
Your mas so busy with her jubilating,
She'll never wonder where you are, and-ah!
Yonder stands Parson Talmage, smiling, wait
ing,
Say shan't we ask Sir John to ASK Mama?'
-Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
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| visited the market this morning and
watched the buying and selling. There seems
to be no standard of measure except weight,
and no string was used in tying up the par
GELS The paper was wrapped SO that it
staid of itself, and beans and peas, butter
and cheese were done up in sheets of paper by
a twist of the wrist. The porters carried
their bundles about the market on their
heads. They were usually barefooted ne
croes, whose sole dress consisted of a ragged
shirt and pair of dirty white cotton pants
This market is as big as any market in New
York. Its ceiling is hung with hundreds Of
punches of bananas, and beside these are
onions in strings many yards long, woven to-
gether and strung along the poles which hang
over the counters. The meat market is up
stairs. and there seems to be more chicken sold
than any other meat The Cuban chickens
are small, and they are. as rule. lean
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Anticipation.

While the sap is slightly starting,
And the Lenten times departing,
While just the slightest verdure is preparing to
emerge,
The musings of the maiden
Are with summer pleasures laden,
With the swinging of the hammock and the sound
ing Of the surge.
She judges twilight flirting
An amusement most divertng
With its foolish conversation so necessarily re-
newed;
With the evening sun descending,
She delights TO watch the blending
OF the verdure Of the landscape with the verdure
of the dude
Her fancy dwells with flowers
In the shade of pleasant bowers,
Where the fairy footed summer winds most
opportuney steal;
When the verdonks and brarlbles
Shall suggest romantic resnbes
through the old Druidc woodland or the pages
OF Lucille. New York World
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"since your black RED JACKETS MONUMENT.
coated ancestors were burning witches at
Salem" Sentence was suspended, but the
case led to the passage of a law asserting the
rights of the state over the Seneca nation.
The "Long House, is no more; Red Jacket
has gone to join Old Smoke, Brant and Lo-
gan. Within the limits of this city the great
orator once said:
"When you came among us you asked for
small seat. Wetook pity on you and granted
your request, and you sat down amongst us.
We gave you corn and meat Wenow crave
in our turn but small seat"
Again: "Did not tell you that while Red
Jacket lived you would get no more land
from The Indians? How, then, while you see
him alive and strong do you think to make
him liar!'
Upon another occasion he said: ave first
knew you feeble plant which wanted little
earth whereon to grow. We gave it to you;
and afterward, when we could have trod you
under our feet, we watered and protected
you, and now you have grown to be mighty
tree, whose top reaches the clouds and whose
branches overspread the whole land; whilst
we, who were then the tall pine of the forest,
have become the feeble plant, and need your
protection. When you first came here, you
clung around our knee, and called us father.
We took you by the hand and called you
brothers. You have grown greater than we,
so that we no longer reach up to your hand
But we wish to cling around your knee and
he called your children"
Again in a burst of Indignation with his
revolutionary warriors about him he said:
at was not our quarrel. We knew not that
you were right. We asked not. We cared
not 1t was enough for us to know that you
were our brothers. We fought and bled for
you. And how dare you pretend that our
father the president, while he sees our blood
running yet fresh from the wounds received
while fighting his battles, has sent you with
message to persuade us to relinquish the poor
remains of our once boundless possessions-to
sell the birthplace of our children and the
graves of our fathers! No! sooner than be-
lieve that he gave you this message, we will
believe that you have stolen your commission
and are cheat and liar!"
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and scrawny. The market men use
strips of bark instead of string to
tie the chickens legs together, and
they sell them alive to the customers. Eat
ables here are high, and board at the hotels
is correspondingly dear. We pay about
$40 day in Cuban money at the hotel Pas
age. But when it is remembered that this is
only about 81 in our money it is not SO much
after all
The chief amusement in Cuba is the bull
fight, and the town is in love with bull
fighter named Mazzantini, who has Just left
here. 1t paid him $50, 900 and his expenses
for fourteen performances, and you may see
his picture i'll every store, and his portraits are
painted upon the fans of the ladies'
THOMAS j. TODD.
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Rrod1av marriad JOSEPH II. BRADLEY.
her, he being a widower. By his first wife
formerly Miss Lucy Sherman Tuttle, of New
Haven, Conn, he had five children, OF
whom but two survived him, Thomas Brad
lev and Mrs. Williams, both of whom were
present at his DEATH 1t was the peculiar for
tune of the deceased lawyer to be connected
at widely separated periods with several
of the most dramatic episodes in the
history of the United States. He was born
in Washington, March 90, 1903, while his
father, Abraham Bradley, was first assistant
postmaster general-an office he held almost
continually from Washington to Jackson
From 1921 to 1924 Joseph was employed In
the Office of the clerk of the supreme court OF
the United States; in the last named year he
was admitted to practice, and for fifty years
was an active lawyer in Washington. In
1851, and for some years after, he was cor.
poration attorney for that city; he was as
sociated with Hon. d. w. Vorhees in the de-
fense of Miss Harris, and his skill prevented
the conviction CT Surratt
This last case. perhaps, made him best
known to the country at large, as there was,
and still is, in the public mind a vast
amount of uncertainty about that case; the
conviction and hanging of Mrs. Surratt
on substantially the same evidence--cer
tainly 20 stronger-as that which was
brought against her son, who was not
convicted, left very painful impression
an impression heightened recently by the
fact that one Of the chief witnesses against
both has been detected in illegal practices II
will be remembered that Judge Fisher, who
presided at the trial of Surratt, disbarred Mr..
Bradley from further practice in the district
"for disloyalty to the government in defend.
ing Surratt. Bradley challenged the Judge,
vino, however, paid no attention to it. Brad.
ley was reinstated few years later
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1887-04-28
CUBA AND THE CUBANS.
PEN PICTURES FROM THE LARGEST
ISLAND OF THE WEST INDIES.
How the People Act and LoOk-The Re-
sources of Cuba and the Attempts of
the United States to Acquire It-Its
Especial Correspondence.

Especial Correspondence
HAVANA, April 81 met Senator Chace,
of Rhode Island, in the Hotel Passage this
morning, and in fact the city of Havana
seems to be filled with American tourists
We are growing very close to Cuba, and this
most foreign of foreign countries will in the
future attract many who do not relish the
long Atlantic trip There is talk Of a rail-
road over the Florida keys from Florida to
Key West, and when this is completed the
United States will be only six hours from
Cuba. One can then go to bed at Key West
and wake to find himself steaming into the
beautiful harbor of Havana. He can see the
sun set in one civilization, and awaking see
it rise upon another. l foresee in Cuba one
of the great winter resorts of the United
States, and it will not be strange if the
island soon belongs to us entirely
Many OF our statesmen have coveted it in
times past, and President Polk offered Spain
500, 100000 for it. But Cuba was doing well
then, beet sugar had not ruined her cane pro-
duct, and Spain rejected the offer. There
was another attempt to get it shortly before
Buchanan became president, and Buchanan
was aided in getting his nomination by his
connection with this movement. 1t failed,
and the island now hangs like great weight
about the neck of Spain, which has been long
crawling through the sand of bankruptcy.
Cuba used to bring great revenues into the
Spanish treasury. She paid all of her own
expenses and as high as S24,000,000 year
additional. Now, with everything loaded
down with taxes, she is a drain upon her
mother country, costing above her rev.
enue about SS,OO0,O00 every year. The re-
suit is ruin to Spain and ruin to Cuba. As
for us, we are her chief customer, the United
States taking 80 per cent Of her exports.
But first let me tell you something about this
island, in which we are so much interested.
Its picture upon the map gives no idea of its
extent nor its character 1t is 130 miles
south of Florida, and it forms the key to the
Gulf of Mexico. 1t divides the entrance to
the gulf and the outlet to the Mississippi
rivers sea transportation into two channels,
each about 100 miles in width, and practically
controls our ocean access to the great south
ern half of our country. 1t also guards the
Isthmus of Panama, and will be a fortifca-
ton point for any ship canal or ship railroad
across the isthmus
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Too Much Lamb.

There is marble lamb on the tombstone
of an old Galvestonian, and when OH oid
friend saw it for the first time, he exclaimed:
"How appropriated Was he Of agentle dis
positions"
"Whew! guess not He would shoot in
minute, but he always overfed himself on
spring lamb and green peas That's what
killed him, reckon. Too much spring lamb
and mint julep will get away with the best OF
us.-Texas Siftings.
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Preparing for the Worst.

Gentleman-You have a nice store here.
Milliner-Yes; it's very nice since we got it
all fixed up for our Easter opening.
Gentleman-I would like to purchase
business Of this kind if / could obtain it on
reasonable terms.
Milliner-For yourself or friend?
Gentleman-Well, you see | have vile
and six daughters, and it's almost Easter
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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closed on its upper surface by an iron railing,
supports in its center the square granite smart
on which stands the statue Stone steps lead
from the street to the floor of the base, and a
heavy iron railing, with massive stone posts,
surrounds the whole.
The sculptor's work was placed in position
a few days ago, and after being photo
graphed by McKechnie & Oswald it was Gov
cred. to remain so until May 2G, when it will
be unveiled with great ceremony, assisted by
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He connected him
self with the church
at an early age. He
studied law for a
year, but his bias
toward the minis
try was not to be
overcome, and i'll
July, 1888, he re-
ceived a license to
preach. He became
the agent Of the
Pennsylvania Colo
II izati ion society,
and Travelled extern
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impressive ceremo-
MES the bones of
Red Jacket, Capt.
Pollard, De S troy
Town, Young King,
Little Billy a II d
Fall Peter were
buried.
AS it was of Red
Jacket | started out
to speak, l may
begin by presenting
his picture. 1t is
from Il h o m a S
Hicks copy of the
original oil paint
ing by r. w. Wier,
the only truthful
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>
most noted trials in
late history-that
of John II. Sur
ratt, for alleged
completely in the
murder of Lincoln,
and that Of Mary
Harris, in 1865, for
killing a faithless
lover. The interest
in the second case
is intensified by the
fact that many
years after securing
the acquittal of
Miss Harris, Mr..